A reappraisal of the alliance for progress

We need a comprehensive reappraisal, not of the broad objectives of the Alliance for Progress, but of the policies and actions which will best achieve these objectives. The first year's operation of the Alliance saw heavy emphasis placed on government planning, government-to-government loans an...

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Published in:The International executive 1963-03, Vol.5 (2), p.24-25
Main Authors: Collado, Emilio G., Rockefeller, David, Wriston, Walter B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economic reform
Income redistribution
Trade restrictions
Wage & price controls
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Summary:We need a comprehensive reappraisal, not of the broad objectives of the Alliance for Progress, but of the policies and actions which will best achieve these objectives. The first year's operation of the Alliance saw heavy emphasis placed on government planning, government-to-government loans and grants, income redistribution through tax and land reform, public housing and other social welfare measures. Many of these steps were commendable. Yet they were not in most cases accompanied by efforts to push through economic reforms...
ISSN:0020-6652
1096-4762
1522-709X
2375-0561
DOI:10.1002/tie.5060050212